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Northallerton Camera Club and Gosforth Camera Club were the two clubs that represented the NCPF at this competition.
This annual event was held at Westholme School in Blackburn. Thirty-four clubs representing each of the regional photographic Federations took part. Five members from this club attended the event, Hilary Crick, our Competition Secretary, Robert Crick, Miles Langthorne, Jean Langthorne and Tom Violet. We hope that more members will attend either the 2023 Interclub PDI championship in Warwick or the next 2023 Interclub Print championship in Blackburn, or even both. For two reason, a) to see some of the best images from across the country and b) to experience a very different scoring system.
The three judges were, Gwen Charnock, MFIAP FRPS; Des Clinton, FRPS FIPF and Richard Speirs, DPAGB BPE** APAGB. Each judge awards a score of 2 to 5 for each print, these are totalled so each print can be scored between 6 and 15 marks. A print that achieves a score of 15 is considered excellent and also receives a round of applause from the audience. In 3 to 5 seconds each print has been scored. Good and excellent images stand out immediately the “WOW” factor.
The event is divided into three rounds. Round one is for all the clubs to compete against each other. The best eight clubs going forward to the Final; the remaining twenty-six clubs taking part in the Plate competition.
Round One ~ 12 x 34 images = 408 images to be judged.
For round 1 each club must submit 12 prints; at least 5 monochrome, 5 colour, a maximum of 3 nature; 5 photographers can be listed by the club but no more than 3 prints from any one photographer can be entered. Our entry and scores from this round were:-
| Title | Author | Score | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Braids |
Pauline Pentony |
9 |
Mono |
|
Gannet Grapple |
Miles Langthorne |
11 |
Nature
|
|
Derelict Farmstead |
Dave Coates |
10 |
Mono
|
|
Dawn Light on the Dunes |
Sheila Coates |
12 |
Colour
|
|
Bee-eater Take Off |
John Webster |
15 |
Nature
|
|
Balance |
Pauline Pentony |
12 |
Mono
|
|
Close Encounter |
Miles Langthorne |
13 |
Colour
|
|
Swan Lake |
John Webster |
10 |
Colour
|
|
El Capitan |
Dave Coates |
10 |
Mono
|
|
Callanish Storm |
John Webster |
11 |
Colour
|
|
Grouse in heather |
Miles Langhorns |
12 |
Nature
|
|
Plaits |
Pauline Pentony |
12 |
Mono
|
This gave a total of 137 points for the first round putting Northallerton in =16th. We would be competing in the Plate round. The top nine clubs going forward to contest the Final.
The Plate Contest ~ 8 x 25 = 200 images
For the Plate round each club must submit 8 prints, only four of these could be carried forward from the 1stround; at least 3 monochrome, at least 3 colour, a maximum of 2 nature; but no more than 2 prints from any one photographer can be entered. Our entry and scores in the Plate round were:-
| Title | Author | Score | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Balance |
Pauline Pentony |
12 |
Mono |
|
Evening Light, Malham |
Sheila Coates |
12 |
Colour |
|
3 Furlongs to go |
Paul Newey |
12 |
Colour |
|
Barn Owl Hunting |
John Webster |
10 |
Nature/Mono |
|
Dust Rider |
Miles Langthorne |
11 |
Colour |
|
Bee-eater Take Off |
John Webster |
14 |
Nature/Colour |
|
Plaits |
Pauline Pentony |
12 |
Mono |
|
Close Encounter |
Miles Langhorne |
14 |
Colour |
This gave us a score of 97 in the plate making us =3rd in this section and placed =12th overall in the interclub competition.
It is very good to be able to boast that this club is judged to be the 12th best in the country.
Final Round 15 x 9 = 135 images
The criteria for the Final Round are:- 15 prints must be entered. All 12 prints from round one can be re-used. At least 5 mono prints, at least 5 colour prints, no more than 4 nature prints. The prints can be by five different photographers but no more than 4 prints from any one photographer.
The top nine clubs took part in the final:-
Arden Photo Group, MCPF
Beyond Group, EAF
Catchlight Camera Club, NIPA
Chorley Photographic Society,LCPU
North Cheshire Photography Society, LCPU
Photographic Imaging Co-operative, EAF
Rolls Royce Derby Photo Society, NEMPF
Smethwick Photographic Society, MCPF
Wigan 10 Foto Club, LCPU
Due to loss of sound, the scores for this round were indistinct. The top three were:
Full Results will be published in the next edition of the PAGB News
Hilary Crick
Northallerton C.C. Competition Secretary
On October 7th we were pleased to take part in an ‘Activity Event’ at Northallerton Library. This session was part of Libraries Week.
Members prints were on view and there were people on hand to engage with visitors and encourage them to take up photography, and indeed, join the club.
We had a few enquiries and it seemed to be fairly well attended as anyone visiting the library was directed to the event area on the upper/first floor.
The library is expecting to stage this kind of event more frequently in the future. They are very happy to host exhibitions from local clubs etc.
The ‘It’s a Knockout’ evening on 24th October, has been replaced by a ‘Members’ Night’.
Members are encouraged to submit PDIs only on this occasion. If you have an image that you would like to show the rest of us – it may be a favourite image or one that you would like some feedback on – send it to Hilary Crick by 17th October, or bring it along on the evening of 17th October. You can hand in up to 3 or 4 images for a feedback.
The idea is that the author will talk about the image and the audience can then give some feedback or ask questions about it. The talk could include why you took the image, how you found it, what the conditions were like at the time, any problems you had to overcome, the equipment used and the settings on the camera. It is hoped that this will prove to be a useful session for beginners, either by showing their own images or by listening to how more experienced photographers take their own pictures. The evening relies on members to send in their images, so please take part.
